James Cregger's attempt to explain away a sexual battery charge with a conspiracy theory failed. ...more

October 29, 2009

A convicted rapist accused of sexually assaulting an elderly Seminole Heights woman appears in court and pleads not guilty. ...more

September 15, 2009

The man accused of being the "Kendall Rapist" in the early 1900s is now charged with five sexual assaults in the Miami suburb. ...more

May 1, 2009

The woman's story sounded like a nightmare: raped during 2007's Gasparilla festivities, then jailed once police discovered she was wanted on an outstanding warrant. ...more

January 15, 2009

TAMPA -- After more than a year of investigation, Tampa police can't find any evidence that a woman who reported she was raped during 2007's Gasparilla festivities was attacked, a report states. Police released the 52-page report today in response to a public records request. ...more

January 14, 2009

If there was ever a pop performer who could reasonably be expected to improve with age, it's Randy Newman. Newman's first albums may have been released during the Age of Aquarius, but his songs didn't chronicle the dawn of anything. ...more

August 22, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Five hours after a 16-year-old girl was raped in Pride Park by an unknown teenager Wednesday morning, a detective asked a boy riding his bike nearby if he had been in the park earlier. ...more

August 1, 2008

Polk County authorities say the same man is responsible for at least two rapes in a Winter Haven community. ...more

July 9, 2008

Regarding " 'Hyde Park Rapist' Released" (Metro, Jan. 18): I find this quite disturbing. The two psychiatrists and the parole board involved in his release should be ashamed of themselves. A person like this who has committed so many vicious rapes and attempted rapes will never be rehabilitated. There is something in his mind that will never change. He may move to another community, but that community is going to be at major risk. ...more

January 30, 2008

TAMPA - Bobby Joe Helms is on the move again. ...more

January 24, 2008